I was going to give it to you. Tarkenton was sacked, unofficially, 570 times. Official sack statistics didn't begin until 1982. As it happens, though, there is a current player with one more sack. He passed Brady on the list this past year.
Currently, he has been sacked 571 times, but in only 248 games. Skipping Tarkenton, the next is Tom Brady with 565 sacks, but in 335 games. Next on the list is also a current player, Russel Wilson, with 560 sacks in 199 games. Assuming he has another year in him, he could pass Rodgers.
While Human's working, I'll butt in with another football question,
The Kansas City Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls. Including the Chiefs, eight teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls. Which one of those teams has done it twice?
(Extra credit question: which was the first team to do it?)
Not sure how reliable the source here is ( I*checked*, confirmed), but who was the first U.S. president to have been involved in an assassination attempt and what was extraordinary about it?
The attempt obviously failed. Maybe the gun didn't go off?
George
Close enough. The failed attempt to assassinate President Andrew Jackson happened as a result of not one, but two, pistol misfires. Richard Lawrence, a house painter stood behind a pillar near the entrance to the Capitol Rotunda and waited for President Jackson to emerge, when he did, Lawrence stepped out and aimed a derringer at Jackson's heart and shot, the cap exploded and the powder failed to ignite. A misfire. An aging but outraged Jackson charged toward the assassin who had taken a second pistol out and fired it again but it too misfired. At this point Jackson beat him to submission with his case. Historians have noted that the derringer pistols were prone to misfiring in wet weather. It was a wet day. A U.S. congressman Davey Crockett was one of many bystanders.
Who was the oldest actor to get top billing in a movie?
He's pretty well-known. If you can tell me who the oldest ACTRESS was to get top billing in a movie, I'd be really impressed. I don't think I've ever heard of her.
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GeorgeStGeorge
No. (Misread it.) George
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Raf clears the table! (Been practicing billiards lately?) A) 1605 was the last time- before JP1- that there were 3 different Popes in the same calendar year. It has to coincide with the concl
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Don't forget about me Raf, I'm so petty too. From "Wildflowers" to "The Last DJ".
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I'll just jump in, here. I doubt Raf will disapprove.
Which NFL quarterback has been sacked the most times?
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Joe Montana?
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Actually, Montana was pretty well protected. He's number 55 on the list, with slightly over half the sacks (313) of the current leader (571).
You have the right idea, though. Obviously, the answer has to be a great QB, just to have the longevity to earn this "honor."
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Fran Tarkenton?
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I was going to give it to you. Tarkenton was sacked, unofficially, 570 times. Official sack statistics didn't begin until 1982. As it happens, though, there is a current player with one more sack. He passed Brady on the list this past year.
George
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You've dropped a big clue George if he's a current player. Aaron Rodgers?
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That's the one.
Currently, he has been sacked 571 times, but in only 248 games. Skipping Tarkenton, the next is Tom Brady with 565 sacks, but in 335 games. Next on the list is also a current player, Russel Wilson, with 560 sacks in 199 games. Assuming he has another year in him, he could pass Rodgers.
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I'm working on something.
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While Human's working, I'll butt in with another football question,
The Kansas City Chiefs have won the last two Super Bowls. Including the Chiefs, eight teams have won back-to-back Super Bowls. Which one of those teams has done it twice?
(Extra credit question: which was the first team to do it?)
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Was it the Cowboys?
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GeorgeStGeorge
The Cowboys did it once, In 1992 and 1993. They blew out Buffalo both times.
Try again.
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Human without the bean
Obviously Green Bay won the first two Super Bowls. Pittsburgh Steelers?
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GeorgeStGeorge
Correct on both counts.
Packers in 1966 and 1967.
Steelers 1974 and 1975, and 1978 and 1979
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I'm a little annoyed. I was thinking of a wild guess of the Steelers. It would actually have been correct.
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Not sure how reliable the source here is ( I*checked*, confirmed), but who was the first U.S. president to have been involved in an assassination attempt and what was extraordinary about it?
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GeorgeStGeorge
I think it was Andrew Jackson. I'm not sure what was extraordinary about it.
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Human without the bean
That's half right. The extraordinary thing is a 1 in 125,000 chance of happening.
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Anyone? So what's extraordinary about the Andrew Jackson assassination attempt? What do think happened?
And no, it's not Andrew Jackson beat the assassin silly with his walking stick.
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The attempt obviously failed. Maybe the gun didn't go off?
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Jackson was related to the attempted assassin???
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Close enough. The failed attempt to assassinate President Andrew Jackson happened as a result of not one, but two, pistol misfires. Richard Lawrence, a house painter stood behind a pillar near the entrance to the Capitol Rotunda and waited for President Jackson to emerge, when he did, Lawrence stepped out and aimed a derringer at Jackson's heart and shot, the cap exploded and the powder failed to ignite. A misfire. An aging but outraged Jackson charged toward the assassin who had taken a second pistol out and fired it again but it too misfired. At this point Jackson beat him to submission with his case. Historians have noted that the derringer pistols were prone to misfiring in wet weather. It was a wet day. A U.S. congressman Davey Crockett was one of many bystanders.
You're up George.
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Who was the oldest actor to get top billing in a movie?
He's pretty well-known. If you can tell me who the oldest ACTRESS was to get top billing in a movie, I'd be really impressed. I don't think I've ever heard of her.
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So, Hume Cronyn and Jessica Tandy are out, let's see.....
I'm going to skip all the other obvious guesses and go with my gut.
"DANNY TREJO" in the title role for "MACHETE KILLS".
He's a LOT older than he looks.
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Not a bad guess, but this actor was older when he got his last top billing.
(He's older than he looks, too; though he doesn't look young, by any means.)
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